Music Review

Wiretap Scars (2002)

Sparta
Reviewed by Jon Caramanica | Sep 06, 2002

Details Release Date: Aug 13, 2002; Lead Performance: Sparta

Three fourths of Sparta were once three fifths of 2000's hipster-rock upstarts At the Drive-In -- they're the guys without the floppy 'fros. They're also the guys without the meticulous emotional punch. Their debut vacillates between supersoft verses and garishly loud hooks, undermining their attempts at lyrical nuance. Though able musicians, they can't focus songs that don't have a center.

Originally posted Sep 06, 2002 Published in issue #670 Sep 06, 2002 Order article reprints

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